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PIF 2020 Covid: una edición especial, Castelfidardo - Italia
VI Jornadas Internacionales de Acordeón en Praga - República Checa
El dúo "LiubAnya" recibe más de 2 millones de reproducciones de video en la India
Stas Venglevski actuará en AWAM en julio - Estados Unidos
Composición "Anantango" Italia Video Ganador, Bélgica Rompecabezas y Praga Catedral Checa Actuación
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Accordion Features on Sesame Street & CNN Song on Staying Safe During Covid-19Nihad Hrustanbegovic Entertains at Resort, Sarajevo - Bosnia and HerzegovinaPierre Eriksson: The Accordion Show – SwedenVideo: Phileas Rogue Plays the Theme from “Alien”Achilleas Panagoulis Entertains at Athens Restaurant - GreeceJon Hammond from Pandemic Quarantino - USA
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Accordion Concert & Podcast Takes Centre Stage in the Leeds International Organ Festival 2020 – UKTerry Cavanagh Online Accordion Festival - USAJune Accordion Gala in Tulle, FranceStanislav Angelov Performs Vivaldi in Stellenbosch – South AfricaSharon Shannon to Perform at Cropredy Convention, Oxfordshire - EnglandIV International Bayan and Accordion Competition “AccoPremium-2020” - Belarus
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2020 Coupe Mondiale, 5 - 11 October, Castro Marim - Portugal2020 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Championships - New ZealandRemembering and Honoring Eugene Ettore - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Nota del editor: ¡Buenas noticias!by Christine Johnstone |
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 ¡Una gran noticia! Nos complace informar esta semana que algunos países de todo el mundo están comenzando a abrirse lentamente con cuidado nuevamente después de Covid-19, mientras mantienen ciertas regulaciones de distanciamiento social y estándares de higiene para la seguridad.Esta semana desde Alemania, la Orquesta de Acordeón de Nuremberg Willi Münch e. V. (imagen de arriba) comenzará los ensayos esta semana. Georg Hettmann, vicepresidente de DHV, también anunció que su orquesta volvería a los ensayos con el distanciamiento apropiado. También esta semana, Maxi Lörcher, de 8 años, entretuvo a los residentes del Novita Senior Center en Pfaffenhofen, Baden-Württemberg con su maestro Chrissi Pfeifer, para deleite de su audiencia (foto a la izquierda). Las Orquestas de Acordeón de North Shore en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda (imagen a continuación) han anunciado planes de que comenzarán sus ensayos semanales el próximo mes (después de sus vacaciones escolares de julio). Algunas áreas de los EE. UU. Comienzan a abrirse nuevamente. En otras áreas, los acordeonistas están ofreciendo actuaciones callejeras y conciertos de autocine. También estamos comenzando a recibir notificaciones de eventos futuros que se llevarán a cabo este año en varios países, incluidos Francia, Sudáfrica, el Reino Unido y Bielorrusia, así que revise esta sección de las Noticias semanales esta semana y asista a estos eventos si es posible. Envíe un correo electrónico a: cjmusic@outlook.co.nz con detalles de sus próximos ensayos o presentaciones en vivo para que podamos dejar que los acordeonistas y entusiastas de todo el mundo conozcan esta noticia positiva sobre nuestro querido instrumento. ¡Es emocionante ver que el mundo del acordeón comienza a abrirse lentamente de nuevo! |
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PIF 2020 Covid: una edición especial, Castelfidardo - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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 El Director Artístico Renzo Ruggieri, que escribe: El director artístico Renzo Ruggieri, quien escribe:Debido a las condiciones excepcionales, es necesario restringir el número de aplicaciones. Necesitamos muchas reuniones para evaluar una edición PIF segura e innovadora en este año difícil. La pandemia de COVID-19, aún en curso en todo el mundo, no permite prever lo que sucederá en los próximos meses. Cada país aplica diferentes restricciones que hacen que todas las decisiones sean aproximadas. Para garantizar la regularidad y la igualdad de condiciones entre los candidatos, habrá una edición especial en dos fases: - Selecciones (con videos en línea) y - Final (en transmisión en vivo o a través de una actuación en vivo en Italia en el Teatro Astra). El evento será transmitido por el Teatro Astra con profesionales del sector para garantizar las mismas condiciones para todos los candidatos. Programa de audiciones 2020 17 de septiembre Clásica 1 18 de septiembre Jazz, Virtuoso 19 de septiembre Mundial, Premio Gervasio Marcosignori 20 de septiembre Premio Astor Piazzolla, Clásico 2 Todas las reglas y requisitos de video en inglés e italiano en: 2020Castelfidardo |
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VI Jornadas Internacionales de Acordeón en Praga - República Checaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Los VI Días Internacionales de Acordeón se llevarán a cabo en el Conservatorio de Praga en Praga, República Checa, del 29 al 31 de octubre de 2020, organizado por la Asociación Checa de Acordeón, el Departamento de Acordeón del Conservatorio de Praga y la Agencia CTA.El objetivo principal de la competencia es mantener y desarrollar una fuerte tradición de tocar el acordeón en la República Checa, basándose en el festival europeo de orquestas de acordeón en Praga. La competencia incluirá clases para solistas de acordeón, conjuntos y orquestas en una variedad de grupos de edad. La fecha límite para las entradas es el 23 de septiembre de 2020. Descargue las reglas de la competencia aquí: 2020AccordionDays.pdf Para más información, escribir a: cta@iol.cz |
El dúo "LiubAnya" recibe más de 2 millones de reproducciones de video en la Indiaby Christine Johnstone |
 El dúo de acordeones "LiubAnya" de Moscú, Rusia, recibió más de 2 millones de visitas por su video de Youtube de Piratas del Caribe. El video fue grabado en su concierto de febrero de 2020 para estudiantes escolares en Kolkata, India.El dúo está formado por Lyubov Akhanova y Kristina Krahmal. |
Stas Venglevski actuará en AWAM en julio - Estados Unidosby Rob Howard |
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  Un Museo del Mundo de Acordeones (AWAM) está volviendo gradual y cautelosamente a la funcionalidad con un horario reducido de operación, por lo que los huéspedes que deseen ver el museo deben hacer una cita llamando al 218-393-0245.El 6 de junio, el episodio final de WAD presentado por Kevin Friedrich y Grayson Masefield contó con AWAM y una entrevista con la curadora Helmi Harrington (foto a la derecha). Próximo concierto: Stas Venglevski (foto a la izquierda) está programada para presentarse el 19 de julio de 3pm a 4.15pm en la sala de conciertos AWAM. Su programa incluirá su nueva composición "Petting Zoo Suite", así como el estreno mundial de "Eleven for Accordion" de Josh Schmidt. La sala de conciertos permite el distanciamiento social entre los miembros de la audiencia, y fomentan el uso de máscaras como recomiendan las autoridades. |
Composición "Anantango" Italia Video Ganador, Bélgica Rompecabezas y Praga Catedral Checa Actuaciónby Christine Johnstone |
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 Video de arriba: Esta semana el video clip de "Anantango" compuesto por Gorka Hermosa e interpretado por Armando Rizzo ganó el "Festival de Cine Independiente del Golfo de Nápoles", celebrado en Nápoles, Italia.El acordeonista belga Lieke Opt`Roodt ha creado un rompecabezas de la pieza de Gorka Hermosa titulada "Anantango". "Anantango" fue escrito en 2003 y es una pieza triste sobre un amor perdido llamado Ana. El trabajo se estrenó en la Casa Encendida de Madrid en diciembre de 2003 y fue grabado por Christine Rossi en su CD "Gorka Hermosa: Works for Accordion". Lieke decidió hacer un rompecabezas de la pieza porque le encanta. Además, la pieza se realizó en la Catedral de San Vito en Praga, República Checa, el 12 de junio de 2020. Se cree que esta es la primera vez que se toca el acordeón en esta Catedral. Gorka dice que es un honor que su "Anantango" haya sido elegido para ser interpretado en la Catedral por Ladislav Horák en un dúo con el conocido violinista Jaroslav Svecený. Imagen de abajo, de izquierda a derecha: Jaroslav Svecený, Gorka Hermosa y Ladislav Horák |
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| Dr Sanjay Gupta (a practicing neurosurgeon and multiple Emmy award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN) brought his accordion along to accompany vocalist Erica Hill singing a Covid-19 song with Sesame Street characters. The video clip shows Elmo, Big Bird and Abby Cadabby of Sesame Street performing the song to help children remember how to protect themselves and others from coronavirus. |
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 Accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic (picture right) entertained at the MGallery Hotel Forest Resort & Spa Tarcin in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 19th. The concert was entitled “World Music Accordion Solo Concert” and was held to celebrate the beginning of their summer season. His program included a variety of classical, jazz, pop and sevdah music (traditional folk music from Bosnia and Herzegovina). |
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| Video starts: 7:57 Swedish accordionist Pierre Eriksson performs regularly on “The Accordion Show” which is live streamed via social media in Swedish and English. The video above includes performances from his June 11th, 2020 show. |
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 Video: Accordionist Phileas Rogue playing the theme from “Alien”, a 1979 science-fiction horror film that “follows the crew of the commercial space tug Nostromo, who encounter the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extra-terrestrial set loose on the ship”. “The film was met with critical acclaim and box-office success, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, three Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with numerous other nominations. It has been consistently praised in the years since its release, and is considered one of the greatest films of all time”. Enjoy this accordion version of the theme! |
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 Accordionist Achilleas Panagoulis entertains regularly each Saturday evening with vocalist Pepi Theochari for diners at Christiana's Restaurant at the Athens Tennis Club in Athens, Greece. The restaurant boasts breath-taking views of the Pillars of Olympian Zeus.For details phone: 2109223240 |
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| Hammond Report June 18 2020 from Pandemic Quarantino @Jon Hammond - Original Music and Stories from organist accordionist Jon Hammond. |
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by Grayson Masefield
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 The Leeds International Organ Festival welcomes the classical accordion to its 2020 Festival with a special podcast and concert. The Podcast with Professor Owen Murray of the Royal Academy of Music was held on June 19th.This will be followed up with a concert by his student Qianyu Zhang on Youtube on Monday June 22nd from 1.15pm onward. Both podcasts will be available online for up to one year. The Leeds International Organ Festival is part of Diocese of Leeds Music, the largest choral and keyboard teaching programme in England for children and young people. Each week 4,500 children from across the region meet together in around 100 choral groups, and since the pandemic, these groups continue to meet online. Diocese of Leeds Music began an organ teaching programme in 2016 under the direction of David Pipe, previously the organist of York Minster. This now has 60 children from deprived backgrounds, with a large number of boys and girls from a rich diversity of ethnic heritages learning the instrument. In the near future it is planned to offer the Classical Accordion, with a three year target of 60 students from economically deprived backgrounds enjoying free lessons in schools. For details email: bensaunders@dioceseofleedsmusic.org.uk |
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| Accordionist Terry Cavanagh will host his online accordion festival on June 22nd, 2020. This free event will include performances and interviews with popular accordionists who will share their favorite tips and strategies for taking your music to the next level. Artists are: Alex Meixner: “Living and Breathing Passion” Danny Jerabek: “For the Love Of It: Carl Finch: “The Master’s View” Michael Bridge: “The Accordion Wizard” Ted Lange: “The Consummate Musician” For details email: terrycavanaghae@gmail.com |
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 An Accordion Gala will be in Tulle, France from June 26th to 28th, organised by the Maugein Accordion Factory. The event will include an online concert on June 26th beginning at 3 pm, which will include previously unseen recordings by accordionists and a live orchestra from the factory's premises.The following day (June 27th) there will be a “Walking in Tulle” event, where accordionists will walk the streets of Tulle from 10am to 1pm and from 5pm to 7pm. For further details email: maugein.direction@orange.fr |
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 Accordionist Stanislav Angelov (picture left) will perform with Schalk Joubert and Petrus de Beer at Drostdy Teater in Stellenbosch, South Africa on July 3rd at 7pm.Their program will include Vivaldi's Four Seasons, one of the best-loved classical masterpieces and enjoyed by old and young across the spectrum of music lovers. It is one of Antonio Vivaldi’s most famous works. The Afrikaans translation from Italian was completed by Dr Dawid de Villiers. For further details email: info@drostdyteater.co.za |
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 Popular accordionist Sharon Shannon (picture left) and her band will perform at the annual Fairport Cropredy Convention in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England on August 14th, 2020. The event is a festival of folk and rock music, headed by British folk-rock band "Fairport Convention" and attracts up to 20,000 people each year.This year's festival will run from August 13th to 15th and include performances by a variety of artists. See poster for details. |
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  The IV International Bayan and Accordion Competition “AccoPremium-2020” will be held from October 30th to November 2nd, 2020 in Belarus. The competition is for a variety of bellows instruments such as bayan, accordion, bandoneon, harmonium (or any kind of harmonica), digital bayan accordion, as well as ensembles from duos to ensembles.The competition will also include a variety of concerts with a planned program as follows: October 30th – Competition Opening with a performance by the Simetrio Trio (Poland) October 31st – Belarussian Bayan evening with a performance by Andrey Fedy (Belarus) and Vladislav Pligovka (Belarus) November 1st - Concert by members of the jury including Trophim Antipov (Belarus), Vladimir Murza (Ukraine), Vladislav Pligovka (Belarus), Anatoly Taran (Belarus), Sergey Osokin ( Russia) and Artur Zajkovski (Poland). The aim of the competition is to promote the performance skills of musicians of various levels (music schools, secondary and higher special educational institutions of culture), the popularization and promotion of folk, classical and modern music, and to preserve and increase the traditions of the music-educational and performing school. The competition will be held in two rounds with a variety of categories for age groups of soloists, duos, trios, quartets & quintets and sextets & octets. Download competition information and rules in Russian language: 2020AccoPremiumRules.pdf |
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 It is less than 4 months before the 73rd Coupe Mondiale in Portugal will be held from 5 to 11 October in the city of Castro Marim, a splendid center of the Algarve. There is a required review of national and international health issues, including confirmation of the date. Almost daily contacts take place with the political side and national health requirements, that see Portugal, like the majority of European nations, emerge in this period from the first phase of the pandemic crisis. However, it is logical that, since it is a world event, it will be necessary to fulfill all Government controls and understand the evolution of COVID 19 in other parts of the globe. "Within the next few weeks - CIA President Mirco Patarini tells us - we will be able to outline the guidelines in detail. There is a willingness on everyone's part to create a great World Coupe Mondiale competition and festival on this occasion - by ensuring everyone is safe." |
by Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association
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| Daily Report: Video pictures and results at: 2020SouthPac The New Zealand Accordion Association shortened version (because of Covid-19) of the South Pacific International Championship Solo Classes were held on May 30th, 2020. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
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 Video 1: “Rhapsodie Espagnol” composed by Eugene Ettore, performed by Rita Barnea at the 80th Anniversary AAA Festival in Washington DC.Video 2: "Prelude & Scherzo” composed by Eugene Ettore, performed by Rita Barnea. June 2, 2020 would have been Eugene Ettore’s 99th Birthday. In honor of his birthday, I am posting the link to the website I created to educate all about a unique, versatile and talented individual who made great contributions to the accordion world and musical world in general. I encourage you to visit this page at: Eugene Ettore In honor of Eugene Ettore’s birthday, I am offering a free download of the recording of his original compositions: http://www.musicforaccordion.com/eTracks/inform/davidson/index.htm |
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